Experience 🏫
Prof. Nimet Yilmaz Canli has had a distinguished academic career in physics, progressing from Research Assistant (2001–2015) to Professor (2023–present) at Yildiz Technical University 📚. She specializes in liquid crystals, optical materials, and nanophysics. As an educator, she has taught Physics 1, 2, and 3, Modern Physics, and Liquid Crystal Applications at the undergraduate level, while also lecturing on Liquid Crystals’ Physical Properties at the Master’s level 📖. Additionally, she has played a crucial role in developing and setting up undergraduate physics laboratory experiments, enhancing experimental learning and research in material sciences ⚡🔍.
Awards and Fellowships 🏆
Prof. Nimet Yilmaz Canli has received numerous prestigious awards and fellowships in recognition of her contributions to materials science and physics. She was awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Scholarship (2017) for her outstanding research in liquid crystals and nanomaterials 🔬. She has also received Scientific Publication Awards from The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) for her impactful research 📚. Additionally, she was granted a European Science Foundation (ESF) exchange fellowship (2008) to conduct research at Johannes Kepler University, Austria, further enhancing her expertise in optoelectronics and photovoltaics 🌍⚡.
Research Focus 🔬
Prof. Nimet Yilmaz Canli specializes in liquid crystals, dielectric materials, and organic electronics, with a strong focus on electro-optical properties and nanomaterials. Her research explores the dielectric behavior of nematic and bent-core liquid crystals, advancing display technologies, flexible electronics, and energy-efficient materials 📡📱. She also investigates polymeric ionic liquids, chiral pyridine-based composites, and novel biphenyl-based liquid crystals, contributing to next-generation optoelectronic applications 🌍💡. Through innovative synthesis and characterization techniques, she enhances the performance of liquid crystal systems for photonics, sensors, and nanotechnology, shaping the future of advanced electronic materials 🚀.
Publications 📄
“Diffusion and Influence of Cu on Properties of CdTe Thin Films and CdTe/CdS Cells” ☀️⚡
👨💻 Authors: T.D. Dzhafarov, S.S. Yesilkaya, N.Y. Canli, M. Caliskan
📚 Journal: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells (2005)
🔢 Citations: 109
“Chiral (S)-5-Octyloxy-2-[{4-(2-Methylbuthoxy)-Phenylimino}-Methyl]-Phenol Liquid Crystalline Compound as Additive into Polymer Solar Cells” 🌍🔋
👨💻 Authors: N.Y. Canli, S. Günes, A. Pivrikas, A. Fuchsbauer, D. Sinwel, N.S. Sariciftci
📚 Journal: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells (2010)
🔢 Citations: 60
“Characterization and Investigation of the Mesogenic, Thermo-Morphologic and Thermotropic Properties of New Chiral (S)-5-Octyloxy-2-[{4-(2-Methylbuthoxy)-Phenylimino (Methyl …” 🏗️📡
👨💻 Authors: B.B. Eran, A. Nesrullajev, N.Y. Canli
📚 Journal: Materials Chemistry and Physics (2008)
🔢 Citations: 32
“Bilayer Polymer/Fullerene Solar Cells with a Liquid Crystal” ☀️📱
👨💻 Authors: N.Y. Canli, M. Safak-Boroglu, B. Bilgin-Eran, S. Günes
📚 Journal: Thin Solid Films (2014)
🔢 Citations: 18
“The Role of Temperature on Dielectric Relaxation and Conductivity Mechanism of Dark Conglomerate Liquid Crystal Phase” ⚡🔬
👨💻 Authors: A. Yildiz, N.Y. Canli, Z.G. Özdemir, H. Ocak, B.B. Eran, M. Okutan
📚 Journal: Physica B: Condensed Matter (2016)
🔢 Citations: 16
Prof. Nimet Yilmaz Canli’s groundbreaking research in liquid crystal systems, dielectric materials, and organic solar cells contributes significantly to optoelectronics, energy conversion, and advanced materials science 🚀.